Chapter 165: The Big Wedding (Sixth Watch)

After some of the ministers went to Nanjing to follow Yingzong, all the courtiers who remained in Beijing were reinstated. Hu Changning also resumed his identity as the envoy of Jinyiwei, and it was normal for Yang Chendong to be the commander of Jinyiwei and send some Jinyiwei to help.

Not only that, Yang Chendong also instructed that all the Jinyi guards who came to help would give each one hundred taels of silver as a reward afterwards. For a while, for this task, the inside of the Jinyiwei has been fighting for a long time, and the Jinyiwei who can come here is considered lucky.

The hour was approaching, and Yangjiazhuang's carriage arrived in front of Hufu on time, and Yang Chendong, who was dressed in a white suit, walked out of the spacious carriage, and the greeting ceremony officially began.

The band of the Immortal Residence had been waiting here for a long time, just waiting for Yang Chendong to arrive, and the sound of vocal music sounded, and it could be faintly heard clearly outside the few streets that were spreading.

Hu Yan, dressed like a fairy in a white wedding dress, walked in front of Yang Chendong in the company of Qiaoyin, Snow Lady and Bride, who was also wearing a wedding dress and looked very beautiful.

Different from the other women, there are two children who are only five or six years old standing behind Hu Yan, a man and a woman meaning golden boy and girl, each of them pulling up a corner of the white wedding dress, which can prevent the long wedding dress from falling to the ground, and show her atmosphere.

There is no red hijab, this is what Yang Chendong meant. After reporting to the Hu family, he got their support, so Yang Chendong took his bride Hu Yan, who could walk independently, to the main hall of the Hu family, where he bowed to Hu Changning and his wife.

This step is completely recorded by the camera. It can be seen from the footage that Hu Changning and his wife's faces are very tight, obviously they are also frightened by this device that can illuminate people.

After worshipping the high hall, Yang Chendong took Hu Yan out of the gate of Hu's mansion and walked out all the way, and the courtyard was full of all kinds of things that Yang Chendong gave to the Hu family. The types are not going to be introduced, in short, someone has counted afterwards, the total value of these things has reached as much as one million taels of silver, just this amount, I don't know how many people have been scared. It has also become one of the best talks among the people who have never been seen before or after in Beijing, because even the emperor will not be willing to take so many good things out after taking them.

From this incident, it can also be seen that Yang Chendong attaches great importance to Hu Yan.

The immortals live inside and outside, and they are already overcrowded. In order to congratulate the owner of the family on today's wedding, all diners will receive a 50% discount on their consumption. Even ordinary people who don't come here to consume, when they come to the immortal residence, they can also receive a beautifully made meal. The premise is that the family must come together, at least one of the husband and wife with a child, and at the same time bring their own lunch box. Anyone who comes in from time to time may receive a delicious little pastry.

The news was released three days ago, and by the early morning, the entire street in front of the Immortal Residence was crowded with people, so that the task of the Jinyi guards who were responsible for the security here had greatly increased. Fortunately, the people who came to pick up the delicacies and pastries were very well-behaved, and they were not so flustered.

After coming out of Hu's mansion, Yang Chendong, the groom official, personally drove the carriage, and there were four daughters in the car: Hu Yan, Qiaoyin, Xue Niangzi and Xiang Niangzi.

Yang Chendong, who was driving the carriage, sang the big sedan chair in fear, while following Hu Mang and others, who had already learned to sing, echoed loudly.

"When the sun came out, I climbed the hill, climbed to the top of the mountain, I wanted to sing, the song floated to my sister, she laughed when she heard the song..."

The cheerful voice was sung from Yang Chendong's mouth, sitting in the spacious and comfortable carriage, Hu Yan and the girls looked happy. Looking at the carriage Zhou Lian's obviously colored balloons, all of them were filled with happy smiles.

The carriage passed through the streets outside the immortal residence from Hufu, and along the way, a new song came out, all of which were joyful songs for the occasion, and it was great to listen to the people who followed and watched the excitement all the way. When passing by the street outside the fairy and looking at the crowded scene inside, Hu Yan and the four girls looked at each other and smiled. This is the young master doing good deeds, and it is also a manifestation of accumulating virtue, although it costs some silver, but in the eyes of the women, the significance of this move is even more far-reaching and significant.

The carriage finally left the capital division and came towards Yangjiazhuang under the protection of a group of brocade guards. At this time, outside Yangjiazhuang, there were already all kinds of carriages and sedan chairs, and many ministers of the court were waiting for the arrival of newcomers here at this time.

However, it has only been less than two years since I came to Jingshi. But Yang Chendong proved his strength through his own efforts. With money and power, who wouldn't sell this bit of face? Not to mention, this time she married the granddaughter of Hu Hu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Under the witness of many distinguished guests, Yang Chendong took Hu Yan's arm and came to the main hall of the Yang family, where the two principals had already been seated.

Yang Rong and his wife are gone, and Yang Chen's officiant marriage has become the eldest brother Yang Gong and the eldest sister Yang Fei.

Yang Chendong's wedding, the Yang family came, and the second brother Yang Rang also mixed in the crowd, but it was obvious that his face was not very good-looking. I thought that the sixth brother was dead, and he, the second brother, could occupy his family property in a grand manner, but I never thought that Yang Chendong would come back again, and he would return so strongly, that he would be named a loyal and courageous marquis.

It was really unpredictable, and Yang Rang lost face because of this. It was this time that Yang Chendong's wedding invited all the Yang family, and all the important ministers, including Jingshi, sent wedding cards, but he didn't send anything to this second brother.

This has proved Yang Chendong's attitude, even so, Yang Rang still came by himself, he knew that this might be an opportunity to change the relationship between himself and his sixth brother.

Above the high hall, Yang Gong was on the left and Yang Fei was on the right, accepting Yang Chendong's kneeling salute with his new daughter-in-law Hu Yanxing.

At Yang Chendong's insistence, he only completed the ritual of worshipping heaven and earth and worshipping the high hall twice, and the trip to the cave room for the third step was canceled.

According to Yang Chendong, women are not only husbands and children at home, they can also do many other things they like to do. This is also called the emancipation of women, that is, emancipation, so let's start with our wives. After communicating with Hu Yan in advance, the other party didn't want to enter the cave room too early and wait for a long time, so he agreed to the other party's request and allowed him to change into a beautiful cheongsam, and then reappeared in front of everyone and toasted the guests with himself.

When the ceremony enters here, it is the beginning of the wedding feast. For important ministers, the banquet is also one of the jobs, there are many things that are difficult to say, things that are not easy to do, and they are often completed lightly between the cups and the cups.

Yang Chendong's wedding gave everyone such an opportunity to communicate, and for a while, you came and went between the courtiers, so it was not lively.

But this excitement reached its climax after the bride Hu Yan and the three daughters of Qiaoyin changed into a decent cheongsam.

Yang Chendong announced in front of everyone that today is not only the day for him to marry Hu Yan, but also a good day for Na Qiaoyin, Xue Niangzi and Xiang Niangzi to be concubines.

Listening to Yang Chendong's public announcement, the three girls of Qiaoyin, who were completely unaware before, were so excited that their faces were flushed, they originally thought that they could follow Dongshuai and they were already very happy, and they didn't dare to ask for anything at all with their identity.

It is unimaginable that happiness comes to their bodies like this, so quickly, so suddenly.

In this regard, Hu Yan on the side looked at them with a smile, not surprised at all, obviously she should have known the news before, and must have agreed, otherwise, Yang Chendong would not have done such a thing in public.

Marrying a wife and a concubine on the same day, although such a thing has not happened before, but most of the protagonists who do so are extremely absurd people. But no matter how you look at it, Yang Chendong is not a dizzy person.

It should be mentioned here that the general public thinks that it is normal for the emperor to form a group of wives and concubines, and they take it for granted, and believe that the ancient Chinese were polygamous, but in fact it is not.

Many modern people learn about ancient China through media such as film and television works or the Internet, and at the same time, they often define the social environment and culture of that era with the interpretation of drama. Therefore, when the drama performed is a court drama such as the hotly discussed "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "The Legend of Ruyi", "Yanxi Raiders", and "Know or Not", the general public is easy to take for granted that the emperor will have a group of wives and concubines, and believe that the ancient Chinese are polygamous. In fact, what we don't know is that the marriage model of the Chinese since ancient times has been mainly monogamous, not polygamous monogamy as the stereotype.

"Daming Hui Canon Volume 163" clearly records the punishment method of violators: "For ordinary people, those who have wives and marry wives will also be punished and divorced. Those whose people are over forty years old and have no children shall be allowed to marry concubines. Violators shall be punished with forty lashes. ”

It's just that the regulations are not absolute, and a very small number of people will take concubines.

However, the number of concubines is mainly those of high social status, in other words, the higher the status class, the greater the number of concubines. Therefore, the number of concubines of the emperor's relatives is naturally the largest, followed by the rich and noble, and the commoners in cloth have few opportunities to take concubines. Therefore, in traditional Chinese culture, concubinage is considered a privilege of the powerful.

In the "Fifty-seventh Volume of the Ming Society", it is clearly pointed out that marrying concubines and the number of concubines who should be married must be tried by the Ministry of Rites, and there are four concubines of the prince and the prince of the county. The eldest son and the general's concubine were three.

Yang Chendong is loyal and courageous, and accepting three concubines is not so transgressive, but why didn't he explain it in advance? Even if everyone doesn't know, doesn't that mean that this matter has also not been reported to the Ministry of Rites for the record?